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Nigerian Army. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria. [2] Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed during the shooting. [3] A day after the incident, on 21 October, the governor of ...
Authorities in Nigeria's Lagos state were planning a mass burial for 103 people linked to anti-police protests more than two years ago, where demonstrators accused soldiers of killing protesters ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Al-Shifa Hospital siege. A third mass grave holding at least 49 bodies is discovered in Gaza City 's al-Shifa Hospital. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill) Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war. Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
covid19.ncdc.gov.ng. The COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The first confirmed case in Nigeria was announced on 27 February 2020, when an Italian national in Lagos tested positive for the virus.
2021 Lagos high-rise collapse. / 6.45694°N 3.44389°E / 6.45694; 3.44389. On 1 November 2021, a high-rise block of luxury flats under construction in the neighbourhood of Ikoyi in Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed. At least 42 people died. The government of Lagos State is conducting an investigation.
Betta Edu. Betta Chimaobim Edu (born 27 October 1986) [1] is a Nigerian politician. She served as national women leader of All Progressive Congress. [2] She was Cross River State Commissioner for Health until her resignation in 2022. [3] She was also National Chairman of the Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum.
6 killed. During the early hours of October 31, 2020, United States Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) conducted an operation in Northern Nigeria, resulting in the rescue of an American hostage and the killing of six of the seven captors. [5] [6] The hostage, 27-year-old Philip Walton, had been kidnapped in ...
Reuters. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. At least 30 people have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern Borno region after suspected Boko Haram fighters set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers on Sunday night, eyewitnesses and residents told Reuters.